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Anibal feels soreness, MLB expands playoff format to 10 teams

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Miami Marlins starting pitcher, Anibal Sanchez had some soreness behind his right shoulder after his bullpen session on Friday. The team has already made a move by placing him day to day. Anibal was supposed to pitch on Sunday’s intrasquad scrimmage, but he has been replaced by Carlos Zambrano. Anibal Sanchez will pitch on March 9 against the Washington Nationals.
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  • MLB has expanded the playoff format from 8 teams to 10.

“This change increases the rewards of a division championship and allows two additional markets to experience playoff baseball each year” Commissioner Bud Selig

Click here to read more about the second wild-card in each league and the Playoff format.

Miami Herald Sports Writer Manny Navarro tweeted out today, the Miami Marlins starting pitchers for next weeks games.
  •  Carlos Zambrano will pitch in Sunday’s Marlins intrasquad scrimmage.
  • Josh Johnson goes on Monday vs. the St. Louis Cardinals.
  • Mark Buehrle against the University of Miami on Tuesday night.
  • Sanabia starts on Tuesday afternoon vs. the Detroit Tigers
  • Sean West against the New York Mets on Wednesday afternoon.
“Lo Viste”  The “Lo Viste” fever has arrived at camp. The phrase in English means… Did you see that? A couple of “Lo viste” shirts have arrived at Marlins camp. Click Here to read more!
Down The Right Field Line! They breaks down the Marlins rotation, and project what kind of numbers they can put up. They also talk about if Josh Johnson stay healthy for the entire season? What kind of numbers can Buehrle put up in the NL? Will Anibal Sanchez have a breakout year? Is this the year when Ricky brings it all together? Can Ozzie keep Zambrano in check? That and more:
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